Ever thrown in plane tickets to an offer?

[Ashley McClure]

Hello from hot market #1!

Has anybody ever heard of including something atypical in an offer for a house? (Or a multifamily) we are wondering about trying to make our offer standout in the San Francisco bay area by including two tickets to Italy in the offer( the sellers are super artsy)...

Is this a crazy idea?

[Chris T.]

why don't your realtor ask what do the seller need from you in order to close the deal? Above listing price offers? Fast closing or close on the day the seller wants? I heard from some buyers including a personal letter and pictures as well with their offers. 

On the flip side, I read that 1 of local investors here offered a Mercedes car if someone bought a house from them at full price. Now, that is going to get some serious publicity.